No. 1045
Editorial Note
The Prime Minister of Egypt, General Mohamed Naguib, and the American Ambassador, Jefferson Caffery, exchanged formal notes on December 9 and 10, respectively, in order to bring into force a Mutual Defense Assistance Understanding under Section 408(e) of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949 (64 Stat. 373) and the Mutual Security Act of 1951 (65 Stat. 373). For the texts of these notes, see TIAS No. 3565, printed in 7 UST (pt. 1) 844.
Additionally, Naguib’s note of December 9 was identical to the proposed short form agreement set forth in Department airgram 139, Document 1017, except that the reference to the Tripartite Declaration of May 25, 1950, was deleted from the final text.